Landmark Suit Testing Water Quality Variances Faces Mootness Challenge

摘要

Landmark litigation over EPA's approval of a Montana variance to the state's water quality standards is facing the prospect of dismissal or delay as the. defendants in the case say it is moot since the variance at issue expired at the beginning of the month and the agency is now reviewing a new version. If the defendants' argument is successful and the case is dismissed as moot, it would end a challenge that the wastewater industry has said could prevent EPA from using variances as a tool for complying with water quality standards in any state.